Entries from September 2013

Dear editor,
How long are we going to allow our president and his democratic party lie to us?

Everyone is scared to death to call the president a liar, even the media is scared to fact check him for fear they will be labeled as a racist, so we allow obama to continually lie to us, finally someone had the guts to call him a jackass. No it was no one in the USA for they are too scared, it happen to be Putin, the Russian President, had the nerve to call him a jackass, and obama walked out.
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Dodge County Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of commissioners Terry Niblett and Brian Watkins for proposing a Special Local Option Sales Tax (SLPOST) on the November 2013 general ballot at their regular meeting on Monday, September 16, 2013.
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It is written that faith alone will not provide the things you covet. You must strive with faith in your heart to achieve these goals. After spending a meaningless five minutes before the Board of Education (BOE), it was confirmed that their self declared goal is “to give our children the best education they can give them.” Their behavior however, declares something else. Their behavior appears to be more in the form of faith unaccompanied by works.
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On Monday, September 9, 2013, the Eastman/Dodge County Chamber of Commerce held a Meet, Greet and Thank You luncheon for dignitaries from Aremac (the heat treatment plant that plans to locate in Eastman), the Georgia Public Service Commission, Atlanta Gas Light and others at the chamber office. A large crowd was in attendance to meet with the dignitaries and thank them for their help and interest in the future growth of Eastman and Dodge County. (Photo by Chuck Eckles)

Cameron Joshua Dowd (age 18) was injured when the 1998 Ford pickup truck he was driving south on Georgia 87 (Abbeville Highway) ran off the roadway, hit a culvert and then hit a tree. The accident happened on Monday, September 9, 2013 at approximately 10:43 a.m. Dowd was taken to Dodge County Hospital and then transferred to the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon by helicopter. (Photo by Chuck Eckles)

The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Lady Indians softball team were busy this past week as they played road games at Bleckley County and Jefferson. On Friday they hosted Thomson in the home opener. Dodge used their deep pitching to get wins from three different pitchers. With a 13 run third inning they secured the win against Jefferson, 16 to zero. They got off to a quick start against Bleckley with a five run first in a 10 to two win. On Friday, Dodge broke open a scoreless game in the fourth for a eight to zero win.
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Names have been chosen for the October term of the Dodge County Grand Jury and Traverse jury. If you see your name on either of the following lists and have not been notified by mail, you should call the Dodge County Clerk of Court at 478-374-2871.

The following people should report to the Dodge County Courthouse at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September 30, 2013.
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Dodge County Cross Country Middle School (DCMS) boys cross country team brought home the overall third place title at the Bleckley County Classic on August 30, 2013. Coached by Dana Niblett, DCMS Warriors are up and running and showing results for their hard work during the summer months of training. The boys brought home third place, missing second place by only two points. There were over 10 different schools that participated in the middle school division. Two of the DCMS boys, Dakota Rowland and C.J. Rich, secured spots in the top ten runners. Rowland finished fourth place overall and Rich finished with a ninth place overall spot. Jeremy Mullis finished strong securing an overall 12th place.
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President Barack Obama’s most telling act on the international stage may have come in a meeting in early 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, with Russia’s seat-warming president, Dmitry Medvedev.
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There are certain dates that stick in our memories. September 11, 2001 is one for most of us. This week, we relived that moment in time, as people tend to do on anniversary dates both celebratory and somber.
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